A letter from PACG's President:
December 12, 2008
Dear Friends:
We are pleased to announce that Progressive Action for the Common Good of the Quad Cities (PACG) has received its status as a 501(c)3 TAX–EXEMPT organization from the US Internal Revenue Service.
This means that all of your contributions to PACG are now tax-deductible. Furthermore, all contributions that you have made to PACG during the 2008 calendar year, starting from March 24, 2008 to the present, can also be claimed as tax deductible on your 2008 income tax return.
We are writing to express our gratitude for your continued support of Progressive Action for the Common Good. Your generosity has made it possible for us to continue our expansion and influence throughout the Quad Cities and beyond with a strong voice of hope and progressive values.
We have more news. James Lee, who has served so well for almost two years as our Executive Director, will be relocating to the DC area where he will continue to work on progressive causes. He is extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve with PACG, and will miss the friendships and camaraderie that he has encountered while he has been with us. He has done a terrific job for us and we will miss him. We are happy to report that we have approached Cathy Bolkcom, founding mother of PACG, about returning to PACG as an Interim Executive Director. We are very excited about the prospect of Cathy leading us as we enter this new era of working in an environment in which our country is taking a new direction. PACG is in a unique position, having prepared for this change for the past four years. There is great opportunity for us to grow and promote our progressive agenda in the next four years. In order for us to move forward, bring Cathy on and continue our vital work, we need to raise $60,000 by the end of this calendar year. Two years ago, when we made a similar appeal at this time of year, we were able to raise $65,000! WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE JAMES WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
The social, cultural, economic, and political climate is undergoing a massive transformation right before our very eyes. It is vitally important that progressive values, strategies, and policies have a strong voice in the national conversation being held about the future direction of our nation. We are that voice in Quad City area!
We are asking our supporters who have pledged to give specified amounts for 2008 to strongly consider fulfilling your pledges before the end of the calendar year. We would also strongly encourage those who have already given, but would like to contribute more to our organization, to do so at this time. If you have not yet contributed, now is the time. Please help us continue to be part of the change we all have worked for.
Thanks for everything that you do.
Sincerely,
Ron Quay
President
Progressive Action for the Common Good
Mark Your Calendars!
PACG Strategic Planning Meeting
January 8th, 6pm, Unitarian Church
We hope YOU will participate in the process!
Social Justice Movie in January:
"FLOW" - Privatizing the world's water
Friday, January 16, 7pm, Unitarian Church
Pride-Fest 2009 Planning Meeting
"Your rights, our rights, human rights - winds of change!"
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2:30pm, MCC QC, 3019 N. Harrison.
All welcome—Call Rich Hendricks
Don't Miss our January PACG Community Meeting!
Thursday, January 22nd, 6:30pm—Unitarian Church
This will be our first community meeting of the new year.
We will have a surprise guest speaker and introduce the
PACG Strategic plan for 2009! Be there!
PACG's Healthy Foods Initiative:
Farm to Cafeteria Program
PACG is networking with Augustana College to organize a Healthy Foods Summit in the Spring of 2009. This Summit will bring together PACG members and the general public with local political leaders, education leaders, food service administrators, hospitals, local farmers and other food producers to begin the creation of a regional effort to restructure our local food supply in favor of healthier, locally grown foods as an alternative to unsustainable dependence on corporate farms. This is the first step in a growing movement that is taking place across our nation. If you would like to get involved with our Healthy Foods Initiative, please contact Caroline Vernon at (563) 676-7580.
Plug-Into your passion...
Health Care Reform
First Tuesday of every Month
6pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Call Karen Metcalf
Women's Issues / QC-NOW
Second Tuesday of every Month
6:30pm, Butterworth Center, Moline
Call Carol Brown
Environmental / Energy
Bi-weekly, Mondays, 6:30pm
Davenport Unitarian Church
Call Molly Regan
Young Leaders
Monthly, Times and venues vary…
Contact James Lee
Reclaiming Moral Values
Last Tuesday of the Month
6:30pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Call James Lee
Social Justice Movie Night
Third Friday of every month
7:00pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Call Caroline Vernon
PACG Community Meeting
4th Thursday of every month.
6:30pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Everyone welcome! Plug-In!
Call PACG at 563-676-7580
Pushing for Peace
Winter Rally Schedule:
4th Thursday 4:30 to 5:30 in Davenport
Corner of E 53rd St & Corporate Row Dr
Every Saturday 11am to Noon in Moline
Corner of 16th St & John Deere Rd
Celebrate Our Democracy and Citizen Action… A non-partisan event
Quad Cities Inaugural Ball
January 20, 2009
7 PM- midnight at the River Center in Davenport
Doors open at 6:30…dinner at 7:30
It All Started Here!!
Buffet Dinner, Dessert, Soda and Beer, Champagne Pour, Cash Bar, Live Music and Dancing, Large screen video projections of parties in DC. Discount Rooms at the Radisson.
We will be dressing up!!! Formal attire encouraged, but not required.
Ball Tickets: $40 per person. (Reduced prices for students)
Co-chaired by Cathy Bolkcom and Sue Golden
Non-partisan celebration of a new day in our country…all are welcome.
This is not a fundraiser.—-Any proceeds will go to Churches United to help those who are suffering. Call for more information.
Dear Friends:
We are pleased to announce that Progressive Action for the Common Good of the Quad Cities (PACG) has received its status as a 501(c)3 TAX–EXEMPT organization from the US Internal Revenue Service.
This means that all of your contributions to PACG are now tax-deductible. Furthermore, all contributions that you have made to PACG during the 2008 calendar year, starting from March 24, 2008 to the present, can also be claimed as tax deductible on your 2008 income tax return.
We are writing to express our gratitude for your continued support of Progressive Action for the Common Good. Your generosity has made it possible for us to continue our expansion and influence throughout the Quad Cities and beyond with a strong voice of hope and progressive values.
We have more news. James Lee, who has served so well for almost two years as our Executive Director, will be relocating to the DC area where he will continue to work on progressive causes. He is extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve with PACG, and will miss the friendships and camaraderie that he has encountered while he has been with us. He has done a terrific job for us and we will miss him. We are happy to report that we have approached Cathy Bolkcom, founding mother of PACG, about returning to PACG as an Interim Executive Director. We are very excited about the prospect of Cathy leading us as we enter this new era of working in an environment in which our country is taking a new direction. PACG is in a unique position, having prepared for this change for the past four years. There is great opportunity for us to grow and promote our progressive agenda in the next four years. In order for us to move forward, bring Cathy on and continue our vital work, we need to raise $60,000 by the end of this calendar year. Two years ago, when we made a similar appeal at this time of year, we were able to raise $65,000! WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE JAMES WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
The social, cultural, economic, and political climate is undergoing a massive transformation right before our very eyes. It is vitally important that progressive values, strategies, and policies have a strong voice in the national conversation being held about the future direction of our nation. We are that voice in Quad City area!
We are asking our supporters who have pledged to give specified amounts for 2008 to strongly consider fulfilling your pledges before the end of the calendar year. We would also strongly encourage those who have already given, but would like to contribute more to our organization, to do so at this time. If you have not yet contributed, now is the time. Please help us continue to be part of the change we all have worked for.
Thanks for everything that you do.
Sincerely,
Ron Quay
President
Progressive Action for the Common Good
Mark Your Calendars!
PACG Strategic Planning Meeting
January 8th, 6pm, Unitarian Church
We hope YOU will participate in the process!
Social Justice Movie in January:
"FLOW" - Privatizing the world's water
Friday, January 16, 7pm, Unitarian Church
Pride-Fest 2009 Planning Meeting
"Your rights, our rights, human rights - winds of change!"
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2:30pm, MCC QC, 3019 N. Harrison.
All welcome—Call Rich Hendricks
Don't Miss our January PACG Community Meeting!
Thursday, January 22nd, 6:30pm—Unitarian Church
This will be our first community meeting of the new year.
We will have a surprise guest speaker and introduce the
PACG Strategic plan for 2009! Be there!
PACG's Healthy Foods Initiative:
Farm to Cafeteria Program
PACG is networking with Augustana College to organize a Healthy Foods Summit in the Spring of 2009. This Summit will bring together PACG members and the general public with local political leaders, education leaders, food service administrators, hospitals, local farmers and other food producers to begin the creation of a regional effort to restructure our local food supply in favor of healthier, locally grown foods as an alternative to unsustainable dependence on corporate farms. This is the first step in a growing movement that is taking place across our nation. If you would like to get involved with our Healthy Foods Initiative, please contact Caroline Vernon at (563) 676-7580.
Plug-Into your passion...
Health Care Reform
First Tuesday of every Month
6pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Call Karen Metcalf
Women's Issues / QC-NOW
Second Tuesday of every Month
6:30pm, Butterworth Center, Moline
Call Carol Brown
Environmental / Energy
Bi-weekly, Mondays, 6:30pm
Davenport Unitarian Church
Call Molly Regan
Young Leaders
Monthly, Times and venues vary…
Contact James Lee
Reclaiming Moral Values
Last Tuesday of the Month
6:30pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Call James Lee
Social Justice Movie Night
Third Friday of every month
7:00pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Call Caroline Vernon
PACG Community Meeting
4th Thursday of every month.
6:30pm, Davenport Unitarian Church
Everyone welcome! Plug-In!
Call PACG at 563-676-7580
Pushing for Peace
Winter Rally Schedule:
4th Thursday 4:30 to 5:30 in Davenport
Corner of E 53rd St & Corporate Row Dr
Every Saturday 11am to Noon in Moline
Corner of 16th St & John Deere Rd
Celebrate Our Democracy and Citizen Action… A non-partisan event
Quad Cities Inaugural Ball
January 20, 2009
7 PM- midnight at the River Center in Davenport
Doors open at 6:30…dinner at 7:30
It All Started Here!!
Buffet Dinner, Dessert, Soda and Beer, Champagne Pour, Cash Bar, Live Music and Dancing, Large screen video projections of parties in DC. Discount Rooms at the Radisson.
We will be dressing up!!! Formal attire encouraged, but not required.
Ball Tickets: $40 per person. (Reduced prices for students)
Co-chaired by Cathy Bolkcom and Sue Golden
Non-partisan celebration of a new day in our country…all are welcome.
This is not a fundraiser.—-Any proceeds will go to Churches United to help those who are suffering. Call for more information.
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